A FINAL REMINDER: New Sci-Fi Novel Debates Ominous Cures for Two Crises, Pandemics and Too Many Men
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Born out of a raging pandemic, Buzz McCord's new techno-thriller wrestles with artificial intelligence, surveillance and sex crime. "A Final Reminder" (ISBN: 978-1736148815) moves energetically between upbeat and malevolent. Its author wrote it to simultaneously entertain and enrage.
DocMagic’s Leah Sommerville Named to NMP 2020 Top 40 Under 40 Most Influential Mortgage Professionals List
TORRANCE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance, and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that Leah Sommerville, 33, a senior account executive on DocMagic's eClosing team, earned a spot on this year's Top 40 Under 40 award list provided by National Mortgage Professional (NMP) magazine.
Treadstone 71 Releases Intelligence Advisory on Social Media Targeted Iranian Influence Operation
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Treadstone 71, LLC, the cyber intelligence and counterintelligence company, today released details of an Iranian intelligence-backed influence operation. Treadstone 71 observed IRGC Cyber Unit members playing an essential role in managing the campaign.
Tapcheck joins the isolved Integration Marketplace to enhance human capital management
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Tapcheck, a simple and easy-to-integrate financial wellness benefit that allows employers to give employees the ability to access their earned wages before payday, announces today that it is now a partner on the isolved Integration Marketplace.
Olea Kiosks announces partnership with UrVenue the leading hospitality technology platform
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Olea Kiosks, Inc., a visionary provider of self-service kiosk solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with UrVenue, the leading hospitality technology platform that powers commerce, enhances the guest experience and monetizes a resort's real estate.
L.A. Arts Non-profit, Dream A World Education Honored with Academics’ Choice Award
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Dream A World Education®, a Los Angeles-based non-profit that delivers virtual and in-classroom arts-based social-emotional learning to young children, announced that their Secrets of the Heart™ TV program has been honored with an Academics' Choice Award.
KBLA Talk 1580 Announces Talent Search for Los Angeles’ Newest Late Night Talk Show Team
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- LA's newest talk radio station, KBLA Talk 1580, is scheduling open on-air auditions for its 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. weekday host lineup. The station will discover and introduce to the Southern California talk radio market new voices yearning to be heard at this critical time.
HousingWire Honors Brian D. Pannell of DocMagic with 2020 Tech Trendsetters Award
TORRANCE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance, and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that its chief eServices executive, Brian D. Pannell, has received HousingWire's 2020 Tech Trendsetters award.
Fanplayr Partners with PFG to Enhance E-Commerce Behavioral Intelligence Solutions
PALO ALTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Fanplayr, a leader in online behavioral personalization and AI for the past 10 years, recently closed a funding round from Partners for Growth (PFG) to support significant growth in its business and customer base.
New Children’s Book Series Prescribes Solutions for Racism, Inequality and Hate
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Author/Educator and Chiropractor based in Santa Monica, Dr. Todd Gewant, today announced the release of his 2nd book in the "What I Wish I Was Told" children's book series, "What I Wish I Was Told: Part 2: A Poetic Guide To Unite Us All" (ISBN: 979-8696235394).
MCTlive! Pool Optimizer Technology from Mortgage Capital Trading Sets New Bar for Best Execution Loan Sales
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, debuted upgraded MCTlive! Pool Optimizer functionality at its MCT Exchange client conference last month. The technology enables secondary marketing managers to use actual cash window execution for optimization on each individual loan rather than using a dealer survey for spec pay-ups.
Galway Insurance Holdings Secures Majority Interest from Harvest Partners with Investments from Oak Hill Capital and The Carlyle Group
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Galway Insurance Holdings ("Galway"), the holding company for EPIC Brokers & Consultants ("EPIC") and JenCap Holdings ("JenCap"), which together represent one of the nation's largest insurance distribution firms, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with vehicles controlled by Harvest Partners, LP and its affiliates ("Harvest") for a majority interest of Galway.
NotaryCam’s Henry Smith Named 2020 HousingWire Tech Trendsetter
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- NotaryCam, the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that Henry Smith, Director of Notary Operations, has been named a 2020 Tech Trendsetter by housing finance trade publication HousingWire as part of its second annual HW Tech Trendsetter Awards program.
Mortgage Comparison Shopping with Pureloan.com Leads to $15,335 Average Interest Savings
PALO ALTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Pureloan.com confidently demonstrates that, for the average home purchaser, its mortgage search engine provides on average $15,335 of lifetime savings in reduced interest payments by comparing loans.
Bright Road Recovery Contracts with Magellan Healthcare to Provide Eating Disorder Treatment for Blue Shield Subscribers
CLAREMONT, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Bright Road Recovery, the Inland Empire's Premier Eating Disorder Treatment Program, announced today that they are now in-network with Magellan Healthcare. This is good news for Blue Shield subscribers in the Inland Empire who are looking for help with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, or ARFID.
Community State Bank Implements Fully Paperless eClosing Process with DocMagic Total eClose
TORRANCE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that Southeast Wisconsin-based Community State Bank has implemented its full suite of eClosing solutions to transform the bank's mortgage closing process, making it 100 percent digital.
NotaryCam Certifies Compliance with MISMO Standards for RON-enabled digital mortgage closings
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- NotaryCam, the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that it has completed the Mortgage Industry Standard Maintenance Organization (MISMO) Remote Online Notarization (RON) Software Compliance Certification Program.
ReverseVision Supports HECM Lender Transition from LIBOR to CMT Index, Updates Docs to Facilitate Index Migration
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- ReverseVision, the leading provider of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) and private reverse mortgage sales and origination technology, today announced it has updated all documents that reference an index to support both the Constant Maturity Treasury (CMT) and London Interbank Offer Rate (LIBOR) indexes.
MINLOX announces launch of ‘The Ultimate Chemical for Water’ – its proprietary formula used to treat recreation waters as well as...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- MINLOX, LLC, a chemical manufacturer based in Newport Beach, California, with multiple blending facilities globally, today announced the launch of its proprietary formula used to treat recreation waters as well as watersheds.
Matrix Systems’ SP7 Detergent Supports All Makes of Electrostatic Precipitators
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Matrix Systems developed the Matrix SP7C detergent to meet the specific cleaning requirements of all Parker Hannifin SmogHog electrostatic precipitators. Its unique formulation was specifically designed to penetrate and eliminate fatty and carbonized deposits that accumulate on ESP collector plates.
Ombudsman Services Exec. Director Nicole Howell Named Woman of the Year by Congressman Garamendi
PLEASANT HILL, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Ombudsman Services of Contra Costa, Solano and Alameda is pleased to announce that Executive Director Nicole Howell has been selected as a 2020 Woman of the Year by Congressman John Garamendi.
Black My Business CEO Damon Tindall Launches Ambitious Post-Election Black Education Plan for African-Americans
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Damon Tindall, an Australian CEO and founder of Black My Business, just announced a major Crowdfunding initiative to help fund 1,000 full tuition African-American scholarships by December 25, 2020. In the wake of the Democrats' victory, Tindall has seized the opportunity to initiate meaningful action in support.
Paramount Property Tax Appeal in San Diego Offers Free Consultation to California Property Owners as Prop 19 Becomes Law
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Wes Nichols, president of Paramount Property Tax Appeal Service, is reminding California property owners that property tax relief will be severely limited by changes to the Proposition 58 Parent-to-Child Exemption, as Prop 19 will soon become law.
Pureloan Launches Enterprise-Grade Advanced Mortgage Search Functionality at No Cost to California Home Buyers
PALO ALTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Pureloan.com is the first website to offer professional loan officer-level mortgage search functionality for both home loans and home refinancing to all interested shoppers. Other websites simply allow searches using basic fields like location, LTV, and credit score, but Pureloan performs searches on the exact fields being used by loan underwriters.
NotaryCam Relaunches Semi-annual ‘Help a Hero’ Initiative
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- NotaryCam, the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that in honor of Veterans Day, it would once again offer free remote online notarization (RON) sessions to United States veterans and current service members as part of its semi-annual "Help a Hero" initiative.
California Defamation Attorney Defeats anti-SLAPP Motion for Bay Area Client
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Defamation Attorney Rohit Chhabra has successfully defeated an anti-SLAPP motion that sought to punish his client for seeking justice. The case is Li v. Yu, 20CV367955 (Santa Clara Superior Court 2020).
James Cha, Certified Tax Resolution Specialist from Ace Plus Tax Resolution, Advises Non-Filers to File Their Back Tax Returns ASAP
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- James Cha, a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist from Ace Plus Tax Resolution, urges taxpayers to file their tax returns as soon as possible, even if they missed the tax deadline or can't pay off, as they're only increasing their tax bill by delaying.
El Paseo South Gate Shopping Center Launches Free, Fast WiFi
SOUTH GATE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- El Paseo Southgate shopping center now provides free, fast WiFi for visitors to the shopping center. Providing comfortable open spaces with online access, El Paseo offers the South Gate community a new option for a productive change of scenery.
Controversial Music Video on Racism in US Causes Stir: Amelia Ray and ‘Hamilton’ Drummer Jake Wood Discuss the Making of ‘Hambone...
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 12 p.m. PDT, Amelia Ray, Jake Wood and Bay Area cinematographer Peggy Peralta will host a Zoom discussion on the making of "Hambone Says," the video that uses contemporary past aesthetic to explore racism, rage and role reversal in the United States.
Happy Halloween L.A.: Trick or Treating 2020 Style with Pandemic-safe Drive-thru Entertainment
PICO RIVERA, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Did you think that Halloween festivities were out of the question this year due to the pandemic? Families can gather for Happy Halloween L.A., the largest, most immersive, drive-through event in Southern California. Along with the generous sponsorship of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers and Vans Shoes, among others, it is the first joint venture of Life Changing Charities, a 502(c)(3) non-profit organization, and PartyWorks Interactive.
King David’s Masonic Lodge 209 delivers laptops for underserved families to San Luis Coastal Education Foundation and StandStrong
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- King David's Masonic Lodge delivered the first batches of, hopefully many, laptops to San Luis Coastal Education Foundation and StandStrong based on urgent early request. The Laptop Drive, which will run through November 8th, is designed to provide help to less fortunate children and families in addressing the online education challenges.
CEO Dominic Iannitti Honored with 2020 Lending Luminary Award by PROGRESS in Lending Association
TORRANCE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that that its president and CEO, Dominic Iannitti, was recognized as a Lending Luminary award winner in the second annual list of honorees. Winners were announced on Oct. 15 at the 10th annual ENGAGE event, which PROGRESS in Lending held virtually this year.
Biotech Firm, Progenabiome Shares New Data on Fecal Transplant, Sars-Cov-2 at ACG 2020
VENTURA, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) named Progenabiome "Outstanding Poster Presenter" for its poster: "Successful Bacterial Engraftment Identified by Next Generation Sequencing Following Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridioides difficile Infection," which will be presented virtually at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting this week.
Uvilite Provides Hospital-Grade Sterilization Tech for Everyday Residential Use
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Uvilite has developed a safe and powerfully effective ultraviolet sterilizing light technology for everyday residential use. Ideal for homes, cars and any other areas where germs are present, Uvilite uses hospital-grade technology that protects and empowers people to fight germs when and where they want to.
AnyTrans Is Fully Prepared for iPhone 12: Helps iPhone 12 Users Transfer, Manage and Control Their Data Easily and Efficiently
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- iMobie is an industry-leading company in providing solutions for all iPhone/iPad users. AnyTrans, iMobie's all-in-one iPhone manager, helps users manage almost all iPhone content - Up to 34 types of data. Whether users want to migrate data to iPhone 12 or organize iPhone data on a daily basis, AnyTrans makes it possible for them to control all the vital content, easily, efficiently, and securely.
Plenty of Fish Seafood: Sibling Entrepreneurs Beat Pandemic Odds Opening Eatery in California’s High Desert
LANCASTER, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Billy Wright II and his sister, Bree Wright recently opened Plenty of Fish Seafood, their first restaurant in a chain of seafood eateries, in Lancaster, Calif., the heart of the valley's high desert!
Sacramento SPCA Hosts Special Fundraiser to Build the New Zoe K. McCrea Animal Health Center
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The Sacramento SPCA will host a special stay-at-home fundraiser on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 6 p.m. to help fund and build the new Zoe K. McCrea Animal Health Center at the Sacramento SPCA.
Seniorcare Expert Steve Moran Shares Leadership Guidance in His New Book, ‘Lead Don’t Manage’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Senior Living Foresight announced today that the Founder and Publisher Steve Moran, an industry pundit, shares his leadership philosophies in his newly published book, "Lead Don't Manage" (ISBN: 978-1734686401). His company is a content creation platform assisting providers to operate excellent senior housing communities.
Largest Hero Savings Program, Homes for Heroes, Establishes Local Stockton Website, Expands Service
STOCKTON, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Inspired by the tragic events of 9/11, Homes for Heroes was started in Minneapolis, Minn. at the beginning of 2002. In 2009 it grew to become a national organization that has since helped over 40,268 heroes and given back over $68.4 million.
Showcase USA introduces US-China Trade Program to help companies start selling in China using cross border e-commerce
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- ABC Showcase USA a leading provider of cross border e-commerce services, international trade and logistics, announced a major expansion of services to assist U.S. brand suppliers to access a comprehensive solution to help sell directly to consumers in China through cross border e-commerce.
Sacramento Turkey Drive to Fight Hunger launched by Move For Hunger and Chipman Relocation & Logistics
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Chipman Relocation & Logistics Sacramento - a Full-Service Mover, Storage and Logistics Company, and Move For Hunger - a national hunger relief non-profit organization, announce a local Thanksgiving food drive that will fight hunger and reduce food waste throughout the city.
Appvance collaborates with Tech Mahindra for Artificial Intelligence-Driven Testing Practice
SANTA CLARA, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Appvance, the inventor and leader in AI (Artificial Intelligence)-driven testing technology announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions.
Consumer Advocates for RFCE Reform Nonprofit to Cease Operations
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Consumer Advocates for RFCE (Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly) Reform (CARR), a San Diego-based nonprofit, announces it is closing its doors effective October 31, 2020. Founded in 2009, CARR has been California's only consumer advocacy organization focused exclusively on residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs), working to improve the aging experience through advocacy and education.
Rap Writer-Producer and ‘Stan’ James Guiltinan Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Create Music Video Salute to Eminem
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Will the real Stan please stand up? Before James "Slim Jimmy" Guiltinan knew that Eminem's "Stan" had become a dictionary word defined as a sort of super, but sometimes obsessed fan, he'd written one of his first two rap songs, as an Eminem "salute." The slang definition of "stan" likely originated from Eminem's song and music video "Stan."
Defamation Attorney Rohit Chhabra Secures Win for Client on Free Speech Rights
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Defamation Attorney Rohit Chhabra has successfully prevented a lawsuit from proceeding that punished his client for exercising his free speech rights. The case is Tully v. Chouinard, CIV-MSC20-01019 (Contra Costa Sup. Ct. 2020).
Hidden Compass Invites Public to Partner with California Storytellers in Unprecedented Journalism Model
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- This week, Hidden Compass, an award-winning quarterly magazine on exploration, became the first media company in the world to host crowdfunding campaigns with every journalist they publish.
The MCT Business Intelligence Platform Gives Lenders Competitive Advantage with Actionable Insights
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- MCT announced the upcoming launch of their Business Intelligence Platform, a powerful web-based analytics platform designed to empower lenders to understand the market, optimize their loan sales, and improve performance relative to their peers. The platform will be officially released and dem
The Joy Factory Launches New ‘AgileGo’ Healthcare Mobile Tablet Cart Line
IRVINE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The Joy Factory, Inc. proudly presents AgileGo(TM) a new line of mobile tablet carts in support of the healthcare industry. These rolling carts are specifically designed for nurses, doctors, and clinicians to address increasing demands for telehealth, patient engagement, and patient interpretation.
AtomBeam Technologies Announces Live Demo of its Cutting Edge IoT Data Compaction Software
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, AtomBeam launches its free Customer Portal, giving prospective customers limited access to AtomBeam's patented, radical new AI software. Using the portal, prospective customers can validate actual reductions achievable in IoT data transmission (typically 75%).
ProgenaBiome Announces Alzheimer’s Patient Recalls Daughter’s Birthday After Undergoing Fecal Transplant
VENTURA, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Dr. Sabine Hazan, founder of ProgenaBiome, a genetic sequencing lab in California, achieved rapid improvement in Alzheimer's disease (AD) symptoms in an 82-year-old male patient following fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT).
